Tag: Semi-public space
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Book excerpt II- The voids of the Berlin Wall
Today, it is 21 years since the Berlin Wall came down. Here is another book excerpt from the book Berlin- matter of memory on the Wall and the voids that replaced it. A draft for this text was previously published on this blog about a year ago. It is impossible to write about Berlin without…
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Brunnenstrasse, Berlin, by Arno Brandlhuber
In Brunnenstrasse, Mitte, a very interesting building has been completed by architect Arno Brandlhuber. This is perhaps the antithesis of the L-40, where the L-40 is carried through with a minimum of compromise and adaptation, this is all compromise and adaptation. And it is all the more interesting for it. The building is located in…
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On the strange disappearance of semi-spaces in London
On a recent trip to London, I started thinking about the concept of Semi-spaces, i.e. Semi-public and semi-private spaces and how these are created. First a short definition of semi-spaces: Semi Private space– Here defined as a space that is access controlled and accessible to residents and associated people only. An example here would be…
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